AddStringBetweenEachGlyph.py

#MenuTitle: Add String Between Each Selected Glyph
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
__doc__="""
Adds this string between each selected glyph"""

import GlyphsApp
import vanilla

class insertString(object):
	def __init__(self):
		self.w = vanilla.FloatingWindow(
			( 280, 40 ), # default window size
			"Add this string between selected glyphs", # window title
			autosaveName = "com.wwhh.insertString.mainwindow" # stores last window position and size
			)

		self.w.textAdd = vanilla.TextBox((10, 12+2, 32, 14), "Add:", sizeStyle='small')
		self.w.addThisString = vanilla.EditText((10+32, 12, 140, 19), "", sizeStyle='small', callback=self.SavePreferences)

		self.w.findButton = vanilla.Button((-80, 12+1, -15, 17), "Add", sizeStyle='small', callback=self.buttonCallback)
		self.w.setDefaultButton( self.w.findButton )

		# Load Settings:
		if not self.LoadPreferences():
			print "Note: 'Add String Between Each Selected Glyph' could not load preferences. Will resort to defaults"

		self.w.open()
		self.w.makeKey()

		# Set defaults for class variables
		self.addThisString = self.w.addThisString.get()

	def SavePreferences( self, sender ):
		try:
			Glyphs.defaults["com.wwhh.insertString.addThisString"] = self.w.addThisString.get()
		except:
			return False
		return True

	def LoadPreferences( self ):
		try:
			NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults().registerDefaults_(
				{
					"com.wwhh.insertString.addThisString": "bottom"
				}
			)
			self.w.addThisString.set( Glyphs.defaults["com.wwhh.FindAnchors.addThisString"] )
		except:
			return False
		return True

	def buttonCallback(self, sender):
		Font = Glyphs.font
		selectedLayers = Font.selectedLayers
		addThisString = self.w.addThisString.get()

		namesOfSelectedGlyphs = [ "/%s" % l.parent.name if hasattr(l.parent, 'name') else "\n" for l in Font.selectedLayers ]
		editString = ""

		# Replace selected text
		TextStoreage = Font.currentTab.graphicView().textStorage()
		Range = TextStoreage.selectedRange()

		editString = addThisString

		for g in namesOfSelectedGlyphs:
			if g != "\n":
				editString += g + addThisString
			else:
				editString += g

		# Convert text string into character string
		charString = Font.charStringFromDisplayString_(editString)
		TextStoreage.replaceCharactersInRange_withString_(Range, charString)

		# Set cursor at start of TextStorage
		TextStoreage.setSelectedRange_(NSRange(0,0))

insertString()